RAW Recap & Review – Episode 1357
Lesnar dances to a beast box, The Usos and The Revival play cornhole, Sami Zayn gets asked some stupid questions, and more on a rough episode of RAW with only a few bright spots.
Lesnar dances to a beast box, The Usos and The Revival play cornhole, Sami Zayn gets asked some stupid questions, and more on a rough episode of RAW with only a few bright spots.
Five men attempt to make a case for a future title opportunity in a fatal five way match on a good episode of 205 Live.
A new challenger emerges Kofi, Big E returns to SmackDown, Ali battles Andrade, Elias gets another shot at Reigns, Becky and Bayley team up, and the 24/7 champ is still running on a pretty good episode of SmackDown Live.
Seemingly no one is safe on a RAW where the new Mr. Money in the Bank makes his presence known and a new title is unveiled.
The Usos face the SmackDown tag champs Daniel Bryan and Rowan in a non-title match on the kickoff for Money in the Bank.
Tony Nese battles Ligero in a non-title match in a good episode of 205 Live that also featured a cross-brand fatal four way with Jack Gallagher, Mark Andrews, James Drake, and Humberto Carrillo.
Sami Zayn fights back against Strowman, Cesaro gets out of line with Rey Mysterio, Nikki Cross has some kind words for Alexa Bliss, and more on an okay episode of RAW.
Mike Kanellis and Akira Tozawa attempt to settle their differences in a No DQ match, number one contender Ariya Daivari takes on Noam Dar with the champ Tony Nese watching, and the Singh brothers make a statement on a good episode of 205 Live.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods respond to Kevin Owens’ attack last week, Becky Lynch takes on Bayley, and the rest of the competitors for the men’s and women’s Money in the Bank matches are announced on an okay episode of SmackDown Live.
Rollins and Styles sign the contract for their upcoming Universal Title match, the RAW participants in the Money in the Bank ladder matches are announced, and some mostly average matches took place on an okay episode of RAW.
A new contender for the Universal Title is decided in a mostly good episode of RAW that finally felt like a night of new beginnings two weeks after Wrestlemania.
The Street Profits take on Aichner & Barthel, Candice LeRae tries to shut the mouth of Aliyah, and Danny Burch attempts to stop Jaxson Ryker in a pretty good episode of NXT that served mostly as a recap of Takeover: New York.
The RAW after Wrestlemania was an entertaining show with a few small surprises and some high-energy matches.
Big E anad Xavier Woods fight for Kofi as they run a tag team gauntlet to send Kofi to Wrestlemania, Asuka has to put her title on the line with no explanation, The Miz wants to add a stipulation to his match with Shane McMahon, and Kurt Angle wants to face AJ Styles during his farewell tour.
The Grizzled Young Vets put their tag titles on the line against Burch and Lorcan in a good main event in an entertaining episode of NXT UK that also featured Gallagher versus Bate and Ohno versus Walter.
Batista crashes Ric Flair’s birthday celebration on an episode of RAW that also featured Lio Rush challenging Finn Balor for the IC Title, Becky Lynch again breaking her suspension, Aleister Black and Ricochet teaming up against the RAW Tag Champs, and the return of Roman Reigns.
Toni Storm defends the NXT UK Women’s Title against Rhea Ripley in a good episode of NXT UK that also featured Andrews & Webster versus the Coffey brothers, and Shane Thorne versus Trent Seven.
The NXT invasion continues as Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Aleister Black, and Ricochet all compete in matches. Also, Mandy Rose faces Asuka, and a challenger is named for Daniel Bryan’s WWE Title.
Kairi Sane and Io Shirai run circles around Jessamyn Suke and Marina Shafir, and the Street Profits battle the Forgotten Sons in two good tag matches on what was otherwise a recap of NXT Takeover: Phoenix.
Adam Cole faces EC3 and Bianca Belair tries to stay undefeated against Nikki Cross in a double main event on a good episode of NXT that also featured a very nice tag exhibition from the team of Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel.